Since starting this blog, I’ve focused mostly on the larger groups when talking about community ensembles. For whatever reason, my love of small ensemble gigs has taken a backseat for months, but today I’m here to rectify such an egregious oversight! Now and then a small ensemble will be asked to perform for an unusual […]
Interview – Rossano Galante
Name: Rossano Galante City, State of Residence: Santa Clarita, CA Occupation: Film Score Orchestrator Favorite Instrument to Play: Trumpet Born in Buffalo, New York, Rossano Galante received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Trumpet performance from SUNY Buffalo in 1992. That same year he was one of 19 people from around the world to […]
“Mask-Bee”
For the sixth year in a row, my home state has seen a successful annual gathering of excellent concert band musicians. Over the weekend we endured the mental and physical challenge of approximately 12 hours of rehearsal, scarfed down at least three meals worth of great food, and enjoyed the camaraderie of 75 fellow musicians […]
Interview – Jonathan Cohen
Name: Jonathan Cohen City, State of Residence: Glenwood, MD Occupation: Electrical Engineer Favorite Instrument to Play: Contrabass Flute The following biography is from Jonathan’s website, FluteComposer.com: Jonathan Cohen’s business card says “Bald Technical Guy.” Jon was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1954. After passing through Palo Alto, California and undergraduate school in Akron, […]
Thoughts on Hero Worship: The Music Version
Who’s your musical hero? Gloria Estefan? Leonard Bernstein? Reba McEntire? B. B. King? Bill Watrous? Evelyn Glennie? John Philip Sousa? Mozart? Madonna? Pentatonix? Green Day? Some of us elevate our favorite actors, athletes, or other celebrities to a level of deity-like perfection beyond what is reasonable, and it’s no different in the music world. To […]
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